First time I ever got stung was when I was around 10 or 11...got stung by a hornet right on my face. That was some serious pain that I had never felt before like that in my life. Got me right above my upper lip.
Then it was another 15 years or so before I got stung again. This time it was by yellow jackets...got me twice on the hand while I was taking down some curtains for my mother. They must have been in the window behind the curtains.
And I've been lucky since then.